Suppose that Earth's polar ice caps melted and the water returned to the oceans, so that the oceans were deeper by about 15.1 m. What effect would this have on Earth's rotation? Make an estimate of the resulting change in the length of the day. (Concern has been expressed that warming of the atmosphere resulting from industrial pollution could cause the ice caps to melt.)

Suppose that Earth's polar ice caps melted and the water returned to the oceans, so that the oceans were deeper by about 15.1 m. What effect would this have on Earth's rotation? Make an estimate of the resulting change in the length of the day. (Concern has been expressed that warming of the atmosphere resulting from industrial pollution could cause the ice caps to melt.)